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German third-party ink manufacturer OCP has announced the availability of inks for Epson Expression Premium all-in-one inkjet models that use the T26 and T33 series of cartridges. Epson’s Expression Premium XP-510, XP-520, XP-600, XP-605, XP-610, XP-615, XP-620, XP-625, XP-700, XP-710, XP-720, XP-800, XP-810, and XP-820 use the T26 set of cartridges, while the T33 cartridge

On August 14, International Data Corporation (IDC) announced that Western Europe’s hardcopy peripheral (printer and MFP) market finally returned to shipment growth in the second quarter of 2017. The last time that IDC reported an uptick in hardcopy peripheral shipments in Western Europe was the first quarter of 2015 (see “IDC Reports a Good Start

Consumer Reports recently published the results of a printer survey that came with a caution about using aftermarket cartridges that could deter some consumers. In its annual printer survey, the consumer watchdog organization found that, of the 37 percent of respondents who said they use aftermarket ink cartridges, nearly two out of three (63 percent,

London-based market research firm CONTEXT reports that unit shipments of printer hardware to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa stabilized in the first quarter of 2017. Whereas CONTEXT’s tracking of printer hardware shipments in the same period one year ago showed a shipment decline of 8 percent in the region, in Q1 2017 there was

On June 9, International Data Corporation (IDC) released its customary summary of data from its “Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” The company had good news to report. In the first quarter of 2017, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers, copiers, MFPs) grew for the second straight quarter. In Q1, worldwide hardcopy peripheral shipments were up 1.2

On May 17, International Data Corporation (IDC) announced that Western Europe’s hardcopy peripheral (printer and MFP) market is off to a weak start in the first quarter of 2017. In Q1, the industry saw a continuation of the same trends IDC has noted in Western Europe in previous quarters. Shipments were down, albeit not as

A group of personal injury and class-action attorneys say they are “investigating claims that printheads on the HP Officejet Pro 8600 printers malfunction before the end of their expected useful lives.” To the best of our knowledge, no class action against HP over alleged problems with print heads has been filed, but it sounds like

Earlier this month, HP announced a new family of A4 inkjet all-in-ones, the DeskJet 2600 series, designed for “empty-nesters and seniors.” The series includes the DeskJet 2652 and the DeskJet 2655. In a newsroom blog post, HP says that the U.S. population aged 65 and older is expected to double, and while “Baby Boomers will

HP has added another country to its three-and-a-half-year-old Instant Ink subscription program. Customers in Ireland are now being offered the same deal as customers in other countries in North America and Europe. Those who sign up get automatic delivery of ink cartridges before they run out. HP says the program offers greater convenience for customers